Ian Wood interviewed by Ron Hurst for the Parliament's oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 321641
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Wood, I. A. C. (Ian Alexander Christie), 1901-1992, interviewee
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 1984 Oct
- 12 audio cassettes (ca. 680 min.) : 1 7/8 ips.
- Series:
- Parliament's oral history project.
- Summary:
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Ian Alexander Christie Wood speaks about his childhood memories of Mackay; family background; bicycles; public speaking; serving on the local council; his travel business; standing for Senate in 1949; role of the Senate; Senate Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordinances; sugar industry; tourism; Senate Select Committee on the Development of Canberra; Queensland crown land leases; parliamentary life; sales tax; foreign affairs in the 1960's; leadership battles in 1968 and 1971; 1970 election; immigration; events leading to the dismissal of the Whitlam government; official overseas visits; Malcolm Fraser; changes in campaigning; politics in Queensland; Country Party; Robert Menzies; retirement; elections during his career; Arthur Calwell; Gough Whitlam; Lionel Murphy; workload of parliamentarians; reviews his achievements; his interest in opals.
- Biography/History:
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Wood was a Senate member for Queensland for the Liberal Party from February 1950 to June 1978.
- Notes:
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- Parliament's oral history project is an ongoing project administered by the Australian Parliamentary Library focussing on retired parliamentarians and their political careers.
- Recorded in Mackay, Queensland from 18 to 20 October 1984.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-218054564
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Transcript (158 p.) and index available.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Parliament's oral history project.
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- Until 2054 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1984
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